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Unsteady numerical study of effects on turbine blade forces for the bowed blade

  • Tong Yang*
  • , Song Tao Wang
  • , Bin Jiang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Engineering University

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Abstract

In order to study the control capability of curved blade for turbine blade unsteady forces, numerical simulations on the unsteady flow in two stages of a HP turbine were performed. The change of the unsteady blade forces and pressure were investigated when the stator of the first stage used the positive bowed blade. The results show when the bowed blade is used, it can suppress the unsteady pulsing of the forces acting on the turbine cascades by changing radial pressure gradient and vorticity distribution in the outlet of stator. But it is a locally beneficial effect for the unsteady pressure, and a clear beneficial effect for the mid-section of the blade. Regarding it as a whole, the positive bowed blade decreases the pulsing of the pressure in the unsteady flow field remarkably.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)760-767
Number of pages8
JournalTuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology
Volume34
Issue number6
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Blade force
  • HP turbine
  • Positive bowed blade
  • Surface pressure
  • Unsteadiness

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